Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus | 8 |
| Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis | 3 |
| Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta | 3 |
| Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli | 2 |
| Colino della Virginia Colinus virginianus | 1 |
Famiglia
The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Many were formerly classified in the genus Parus. Eurasian and African members of this family are referred to as "tits", while North American species are called either "chickadees" (onomatopoeic, derived from their distinctive "chick-a dee dee dee" alarm call) or "titmouses", the latter being an older name that was used for all tits.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …